Art 3
Mermaid
Kary Schadler
Mixed Media, Art 3
This mixed media piece is called Mermaid. I got inspired to make it because of the many different stories about mermaids that I have read or watched. In my opinion, the best thing about this piece is that you must decide why the mermaid is jumping into the water. It is up to you because there are so many stories of mermaids that you must decide the reason for yourself.
This project goes with my theme of fantasy. First, I choose a black paper for background and a white watercolor paper smaller than it. I cut the watercolor paper so that there was an even border of black when it is placed on top of the black paper. I then took a smaller black paper, placed it on top of the white paper, and made sure that there was an even white border all around. Next, I painted the white paper with acrylic paint so that it represented the sea. After that I glued the now colorful paper on the large black paper. Then I took the smaller black paper and drew the design on it with chalk. After that, I cut the design out and glued it on the colorful background so that the side with chalk wasn’t visible. I used the principle of balance (the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture and space) to properly space the black detail pieces out before gluing them on. I also used the Element of color (the hue, value, or intensity of something) to make the black design pop.
Queen Mitsy
Kary Schadler
Acrylic Paints, Art 3
This acrylic painting is called Queen Mitsy. Mitsy was my dog from toddlerhood to middle school. My first memory was of puppy Mitsy zooming around the kitchen table legs. I made her as a fairy queen because of a photo I found. In the photo, my older sister and I just got two pink, fuzzy jewelry boxes, and I decided to put mine on Mitsy’s head. As usual, Mitsy was not thrilled at this idea, but I had fun!
It took patience to create. First, I sketched out my design on the canvas using a pencil and a reference picture. To fit my theme of fantasy, I changed the crown color to gold, and added fairy wings and a decorative collar. I used proportion, the relationship between different parts of a thing, to add the fancy golden collar to Mitsy. I painted the background first and added the other colors. I used the element of line, an identifiable path created by a point moving in space, to create a black outline and make the colors pop.
Happy Sea Serpent
Kary Schadler
Ceramics, Art 3
My ceramics piece is called Happy Sea Serpent. I created a sea serpent because there are stories of sea serpents, but nobody knows what they look like. I decided to make what I thought one of these monsters looked like.
This piece fits into my theme of fantasy. To make it I first started with a medium coil. Once I shaped it to look like the body, I added spikes, ears, and a horn. I used the principle of balance, the sense of stability achieved through implied weight of an object, to space the back spikes. Next, I used the element of texture, the perceived surface quality of a work of art, to create the eyes, nose, scales.
Guardian of New York
Kary Schadler
Colored Pencil, Art 3
This colored pencil piece is called The Guardian of New York. This piece is based on two things. The first is a picture of a grumpy seagull I took in New York City. The second is a family joke about a shark. The story goes like this: My grandma lost her sunglasses at Daytona Beach, and my younger sister lost a flip flop in the Turtle River. Our joke is that a shark found both objects in the sea and now uses them.
This artwork is fantasy because this would never happen in real life. To make it, I drew a line in the middle of the paper and sketched the shark and seagull on opposite sides. I used the element of space to decide where to put the shark and seagull. Space is the area around, above, and within an object. After that, I sketched the backgrounds for each. I then did a light layer of colored pencil and got darker as I went along until I was done. I used the principle of unity, how different elements in a piece of art come together to create a sense of wholeness, by using bold colors throughout the piece.
Orion
Kary Schadler
Watercolor, Art 3
My watercolor piece is called Orion. I gave it that name because it is based off of two things. The first one in Orion, my black cat with green eyes. Whenever he sits in the window at night, all you see are his eyes and collar. The second is Orion the constellation. I made the two Orions together because they share a name and, like the constellation, my cat is a hunter.
This piece fits my theme of fantasy because no cat can look like that. To begin, I sketched out the constellation and cat on the sheet of paper. I then started painting with a simple pattern to start, and the rest came as I went along. I made a few mistakes, but some of them became ideas for what to add! I used the element of color in choosing what colors to add to the piece. Color is the hue, intensity, or value of a color or colors. I used the principal of emphasis, the use of visual elements to draw attention to certain places, to make the cat stand out.
The Master Fisherman
Kary Schadler
Graphite Pencil, Art 3
My graphite pencil piece is called The Master Fisherman. It is inspired by my grandpa. He loves to fish, though he only catches the big ones when my sisters and I aren’t with him. My inspiration for this piece came from a picture of him holding a big fish that he caught.
This piece fits into my theme of fantasy because the fish in this picture doesn’t exist. To make it, I first sketched the man, fish, and background. After that, I filled the picture in until I was satisfied with the result. I used the element of value, how light or dark something is, to create the folds in the cloak. I used the principal of balance to make the mountains in the background. Balance is the distribution of the visual weight of colors, objects, space, and textures.
Beverley
Kary Schadler
Acrylic Paint, Art 3
Wax Museum Final
My Acrylic piece is called Beverley. It was made for my Great Grandma Truckhouse, who likes flamingos. A few years ago, we started giving her flamingo themed things, and it just grew into a family tradition! I always enjoy visiting her and have great memories visiting her and Grandpa over the years. I am planning to give her this piece as a gift once the school year is done. Most of my flamingo inspiration came from a garden decoration at Grandma Kathy’s house. The decoration has some family history. It was found in a secondhand store in Detroit Lakes Minnesota by Grandma Truckhouse. It was named Beverley after her cousin who liked wearing a bright pink hat. The earrings and necklace were added on. Grandma Kathy adopted Beverly after Grandma Truckhouse moved to Grand Forks a few years ago. I have always enjoyed the decoration and used it as a reference because there are no real flamingos around to look at!
The inspriration for Beverley came from the piece The Straw Hat, by Tamara de Lempicka. Tamara de Lempicka was a Polish painter who painted in the art deco style. Her nickname was “The Baroness with a Brush”. I like how she uses a simple style with lots of shadows, but still creates a pleasing picture. Like her work, I used simple shapes, colors, shadows. I also used the same medium, which is acrylic paint. I stayed true to the Art Deco style in three ways. The first is my use of bold, simple colors. I used colors that match both requirements in each element of the piece. The second way is in the shapes I used. Art Deco style uses smooth, simple shapes. Those are the types of shapes I used in my piece to give it a similar look. Another element of Art Deco is detail. I put detail in multiple places in the piece including the tail feathers, head feathers, beak, necklace, and earring. It also fits into my theme for art class, which is fantasy. It is a fantasy piece because you will never find a flamingo as beautiful and unique as this! My vision for this work is a simple, elegant, beautiful flamingo standing in the water, and I hope others enjoy how it looks.
Beverley is a piece I made in for my final in art class. The style inspiration came from a painting called The Straw Hat by Tamara de Lempica. I used acrylic paint and the Art Deco style to create the painting. It has multiple elements of Art Deco art such as use of color, simple shapes, and fine detail. It was inspired by Great Grandma Truckhouse. The subject of the painting is a flamingo because Grandma Truckhouse likes them. The main inspiration for the style of the flamingo came from a metal flamingo garden decoration at Grandma Kathy’s house. It was a fun piece to create, and I hope other people enjoy it.